The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-11-09

Miss willard I'm Columbia.

ing to hear the address of Miss Frances +.
Willard Of Evan ton, H., National PIesi
dent Of the Womcn's Christians Temper
ance Union. The stage was %occupici by
Mrs. Neblitt and Mrs. Gridlcy of Green
vile, Mrs. Mower of Newbcrry, $. c.,
Mrs. Siblcy Of Augusta, Ga. Mrs. Chaplin,
of Charleston and Miss Willard. The OK.
c%rciscs were opened by singing the Crusade
Hymn, "Rock of Ages and prayer by
Mrs. Chaplin. Mrs. Gridley, presenting n
memorial from Greenville Union-wLitc
chry santhemums, tied with white ribbon
and crape-paid an eloquent tribute to the
memory Of the late John b. Finch.
Mrs. Chaplin then introduced Miss Will
lard. She spoke clearly and distinctly, and
displayed wide culture and deep thought.
While she considers this one Of the dar kest
years Of the Temperance cause, she is not
| discouraged, and believes that people are
indifferent because they do not Know the
horrors of the evil, and not because they
do not care. All good men wish for every.
thing good. Her attention led to the woik
by the Woman's Crusade in Ohio in 1873,
"a. She spoke of the kindness of the secu.
lar press OF Columbia, and said she found,
when she came South in 1881, that the PEG.
pie had been misunderstood by the Northern
political p~apers--that she found them a
grand and generous people.
Ministers do not know the workings of
the Temperance Cnious-wc must admit
that good people havc good motives, and
all need such oceans Of charity that We
cannot afford TO judge. The Union has
erOl"t.d from the beginning To- its present
condition. Let the legislatures In our in.
tcllcct decide these questions for our indI.
vidual selves, and carry out the PrOhibit8ry
law thereby the executive tefN, not depend.
ing on the sentiment instead of dscy, and
rectity our own spirits instead Of other
spirits. The Union is hcldiug to seek and
to save the lost and their source Of
strength is the Bible.
The watchword of the present is prevcri
instead of cure. The work is scientific an.
religious, though non sectatian. They
have secured quarterly temperance lessons
in the Sunday schools. The public schools
in twenty-five States and all the Territories
require the study of hygiene. One of the
departments of the National is the legal de.
partment, though it has taken no io0thold
in South Carolina. All we have TO do is To
set good men thinking. No bad men b
of good men do.
EnCh State Union is an i0tcger, separate
in itself, and the subject of suffrage in
South Carolina was preached in no way by
that Union.
Toronto has Il better Sabbath observance
than any other city 10 North America and
has a Mayor elected by women. We are
to keep open minds, willing to think and
to hear. Woman is naturally the enemy
OF II stimulant so injurious 20 the race.
She is not strong minded, but quietly
reared, and takes this position rs one OF
duty, and believes God is keeping it as the
last arrow 10 pierce the cncmy's heart.
Hall the wisdom, more than half the
purity and g%cntlcnGss of the race find no
voice in the Government. Woman has in.
'vadcd the solitudes of mans intellect, and
he has finally generously said, IF she has
anything to ray, let her say it." There arc
many bright names Of women in our own
Southern land among the poets. Three.
l0uiths OF our teachers are women, and in
nearly ali the announcements made from
The pnlPits on Sunday morning are for
some W0man'S Society. Women have n
right to petition-securcd by John Quincy
Adams-and the ballot is only Il different
form Of petition. They will not come into
politics in its present. foul conGitiOn. They
will take the dust brush to the bachelors
hall and will purify politics. II will come
by c~volution-not by revolution. Home
will come into the world. The National
Union gives its prayers and sympathics TO
The Prohibition party. Neal Dow and
Senator Colquitt are strong men on this
IuCSIiUi VI party. TIC Union CInnOt be
on equally friendly terms with parties that
cspouse, ignore and oppose the cause OF
temperance. This is tie time in which
Christ is judged-lfe is coming TO reign.
Home was impossible until He came. To
be sincere and earnest, we must tell out
what we believe. This is Gods way and
Is light from ~Heaven-large, rich, deep.
This cause is not advocated by women's.
rights women, but by women's,d duties
women.
Miss Wizards How of language was fine
and her gestures perfect. Her address was
followed by a recitation, finely TcndcIcd.
by Mrs. Gfidlcy.
The convention met this morning and
the reports from The Unions were continued.
Several interesting addresses were made
and the meeting adjourned.
AT the afternoon session Miss Anna Cor.
don, Of Massachusetts, delivered II telling
and instructive address In regard to ten
perance work. Columbia Record.